• The Saints fell to the Denver Broncos 33-10 on Thursday night. New Orleans returns to action next Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:05 pm C.T and the game will be regionally televised on FOX (WVUE FOX 8 locally).
• Rookie QB Spencer Rattler got his second start of his NFL career tonight. He finished 22-of-35 for 172 yards, while adding 28 rushing yards on three carries (9.8 avg.), including a 28-yard carry.
• In the fourth quarter, QB Jake Haener entered the game after Rattler suffered a hip pointer injury and went three-for-four for 38 yards and threw for a 12-yard touchdown pass to WR Cedrick Wilson Jr.
• RB Kendre Miller, in his season debut and led the Saints in rushing with six carries for 36 yards and added two receptions.
• Wilson seeing his most extensive action at wide receiver as a Saint, finished with six grabs for 57 yards, including the touchdown catch from Haener late in the fourth quarter.
• WR Mason Tipton finished with six catches for 45 yards, while fellow rookie WR Bub Means rounded out the wideout trio with three receptions for 37 yards.
• TE Foster Moreau was effective again for the Saints offense at tight end. Moreau hauled in two receptions for 38 yards, including a 32-yard grab.
• LB Demario Davis played in his 200th career game and finished with seven tackles (five solo).
• Fellow Mississippi native, LB Willie Gay Jr. finished with two tackles (one solo) and one forced fumble/fumble recovery. Gay now leads the team with two fumble recoveries on the season.
• DB Jordan Howden led the team with eight stops (four solo), receiving a start.
• P Matthew Hayball punted six times for 267 yards (44.5 gross avg), including three downed inside the 20-yard line.
• K Blake Grupe drilled a field goal of 35 yards and made the only PAT. Grupe has made all 11 field goal attempts on the season for a club-best 51 points and dating back to the 2023 campaign has made 17 consecutive field goal attempts. Grupe also had one special teams tackle.
• DB J.T. Gray finished with one special teams tackle, increasing his team-high total to 14 on the season.
Check out the game action shots from the New Orleans Saints Thursday Night Football game against the Denver Broncos in Week 7 of the 2024 NFL Season on Oct. 17, 2024 in the Caesars Superdome.